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GREIF seaplane tender (1937)
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Greif
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greif | BS21 | 791 | Oderwerke, Stettin | 1936 | 1.8.1937 | surrendered 5.1945, to USA 12.1945, to France 2.1948 (Marcel le Bihan) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 890 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 72.0 |
| Breadth, m | 10.6 |
| Draught, m | 2.65 |
| No of shafts | 2 Voith-Schneider propellers |
| Machinery | 2 MAN diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 4400 |
| Max speed, kts | 16 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 40 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2400(15) |
| Armament | 3 x 1 - 7.9/79, 3 seaplanes (He 60, Do 18, He 114) |
| Complement | 63 |
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Greif 1939
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Greif
Project history
Depot ship for maintenance and repair of seaplanes, was arranged by deck for three seaplanes and 10t gantry.
Modernizations
1939: - 3 x 1 - 7.9/79; + 1 x 1 - 20/65 C/38.
Naval service
Greif was transferred on reparations to France as Marcel Le Bihan.
